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Kilimanjaro Hides [Kyōka]

Posted on June 27, 2022 by B Gourley
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"Amboseli 
offers great views of 
Kilimanjaro!"
they said. but, for me,
obstinate clouds object

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Posted in Africa, haiku, Kenya, Kyōka, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged Africa, Amboseli, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Kyōka, Mount Kilimanjaro, poem, poetry | Leave a reply

Rock Agama [Tanka]

Posted on June 23, 2022 by B Gourley
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a Rock Agama
peeks over a rock, stops,
and tries to be
inconspicuously
bright orange

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Posted in Animals, Kyōka, nature, poem, Poetry, tanka, wildlife | Tagged animals, Color, lizard, nature, orange, poem, poetry, reptile, Rock Agama, tanka, wildlife | Leave a reply

Nocturnal [Kyōka]

Posted on June 22, 2022 by B Gourley
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owl sticks its head out,
staring in silent rebuke
as if to say:
"Hey! I'm nocturnal.
What's with all the ruckus?"

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Posted in Animals, Kyōka, nature, poem, Poetry, tanka, wildlife | Tagged animals, bird, birds, Kyōka, nature, Owl, poem, poetry, tanka, wildlife | 3 Replies

Hide & Seek [Kyōka]

Posted on May 24, 2022 by B Gourley
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the icy mountain
plays hide & seek in the clouds
like a five-year-old
playing the game
for the first time, ever

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Posted in humor, Kyōka, nature, outdoors, poem, Poetry, tanka | Tagged clouds, Hide & Seek, humor, Kyōka, Mountain, nature, outdoors, poem, poetry, tanka | Leave a reply

Black Mamba [Kyōka]

Posted on May 20, 2022 by B Gourley
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one Black Mamba
slithers up beside its mate.
scheming whisper?
i fear as much, but then i
remember snakes have no ears

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Posted in Animals, Kyōka, poem, Poetry, tanka, wildlife | Tagged animals, Black Mamba, Kyōka, poem, poetry, Reptiles, snake, wildlife | 1 Reply

Tōsui’s Rebuttal [Kyōka]

Posted on April 22, 2022 by B Gourley
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the Zen monk Tōsui,
rebuked for handling manure,
plead not guilty
by reason of scrawny crops,
and kept spreading shit

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Posted in Buddhism, Kyōka, poem, Poetry, Zen | Tagged Buddhism, Kyōka, poem, poetry, Tōsui Unkei, Zen, Zen Buddhism | Leave a reply

Mud [Kyōka]

Posted on March 24, 2022 by B Gourley
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the mud patterns
carved in the tidal zone
beat any
work of art by
Andy Warhol

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Posted in Art, Kyōka, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged Andy Warhol, Art, Kyōka, mud, poem, poetry, Seashore, tidal zone | 1 Reply

Nordic Summer [Kyōka]

Posted on January 30, 2022 by B Gourley
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nordic summer.
the wee hours look like either
sunrise or sunset
is upon us, and
either way, it's true

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Posted in Finland, Kyōka, nature, poem, Poetry, tanka | Tagged Finland, Kyōka, Nordic, Norse, poem, poetry, Scandanavian, Summer, Sunrise, sunset, tanka | Leave a reply

Pregnant Pause [Kyōka]

Posted on October 18, 2021 by B Gourley
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breathes in - pauses;
the expected words
do not come;
that rare instance when
mental filters work

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Gutter Chained [Kyōka]

Posted on October 4, 2021 by B Gourley
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chained to drain grate,
a truckable truck 
averts a
Russian nesting doll
grand theft auto case

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Posted in humor, Kyōka, poem, Poetry | Tagged humor, Kyōka, poem, poetry, truck, vehicle | 1 Reply

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